Crankshaft by Tom Batiuk and Dan Davis for November 16, 2023

Does this strip kr@p out in the woods?

No, Ed, it’s saying “bare”. It’s telling you to moon the drivers in the right lane.

Why did this strip cross the road? To be unbearable.

So many of you seem to hate the strip. Do you hang out here as a club?

Why is Cranky confused? He would not listen to it even if his life depended on following the instructions.

It is correct, Crank is sitting on the right side of car, he is the bear to the right.

Look at the middle panel. Are they in a Little Tikes Cozy Coupe? “Don’t worry, Dad! We’re driving to the 1400s, when artists discover perspective!” I do love Pam’s facial expressions. That’s the look you have when the carjacker has a gun in your ribs. Your tiny, tiny, Playmobil ribs.

Smokey?

Pmm: “I saw a bear on the way to work today”. Crank: “How did you know it was going to work?”

Bear crossings are a huge problem here in Ohio this time of year. Mr. Crankshaft’s an idiot. With this week being a series of “witty” non related offerings, Mr. Writer must be planning a spectacular arc for next week. Can’t wait.

HIS Eagle Will Soon Soar Again! One Nation Under GOD! GOD Bless America!

Switch to hillbilly mode and then you’d know the difference between “bear” and a “b’ar.”

Ho! Ho! This old chestnut was more funny when my old Grandpappy told it like this. “Two hunters come down a trail to where it divides in two. One hunter says, Look! The sign says BEAR LEFT! The other hunter says, Oh well, we might as well go home. The bear is GONE.”

AI is good but don’t know the difference in a noun and a verb! Crank is making conversation in the 20th century mode!

the new adventures of gentle ben can use this joke

I’m just happy to see Cranky at all, and not all those other folks who I didn’t really know…

Oh, we are new to this, aren’t we?

Pmm’s look in P3. Another hint to fill out that application for Ed to Bedside Manor.

Ha. Ha. Wow. That’s a good one.

NEVER trusted GPS. Always have nightmares about driving off a pier into the water.

Meh. Marty Feldman did it better with “There! There wolf!” in “Young Frankenstein.”

Let’s put it this way, Ed. Do you see any bears on the road?

That’s a legitimate question.

Haha! (＾▽＾)